[Sense and Sensibility] Fascinated by you

While Hathaway and the Colonel were sweet in the garden, Andrew was on his way to Barton Cottage, this time alone, with an invitation from Sir John.

After dinner last night, everyone gathered in the living room again. Mrs. Jennings dragged Hathaway and Winnis and chatted about trivial matters, while Mrs. Middleton was busy taking care of a few children running around. Son, at this time Sir John made a proposal. About twelve miles from Barton Manor, there is a very beautiful place, which is the property of Colonel Brandon's brother-in-law. Without the consent of the colonel himself, no one can go there Browsing, because the owner once left a message before going to a foreign country, and no one is allowed to visit without the introduction of Colonel Brandon.According to Sir John it is a beautiful place, and for the last ten years he has organized at least two excursions every summer, and there is a lake, and the scenery is pretty, and boating is possible most of the morning.

Everyone was aroused by Sir John's introduction, and Hathaway also looked at the colonel with great interest. She heard the colonel talk about that place early in the morning, but because of the wrong season, it has been raining every day for the past two weeks, so she went to the colonel early in the morning. She put this matter behind her, and now she remembered it as soon as Jazz reminded her, and she couldn't help being curious about it.

The colonel agreed to Sir John's request after hesitating for a while, and the Sir immediately said that if the weather was fine tomorrow, he would invite the Dashwood family, and he would also go to the town to find some other friends. Only more friends could bring him Come have fun.

The colonel knew early on that there would be such consequences in agreeing to Sir John, and the group of them never told Sir John about the disputes with the Dashwoods. It can't be called polite, so I didn't mention anything that was very tacit.Of course, the master's cooperation is needed to hide this matter, but no one will worry about it, because everyone believes that Sir John's family does not have that kind of talent.

In the end, Andrew proposed that he should notify the Dashwood family, while Sir John would be responsible for inviting more guests. Andrew's proposal satisfied Sir greatly, which allowed him to spare some time to travel to more places and invite more guests. his guests, and the number of them is an indispensable thing in relation to his happiness.

Andrew rode on the horse and walked slowly towards the Barton cottage. He frowned, with a thoughtful daze and distress on his face.Before he reached the house he saw the carriage parked at the door, and he knew that it belonged to Mr. Willoughby, who had recently been visiting Barton Cottage every day.

He hesitated for a moment and did not go directly to the door, but rode around the neighborhood, somewhat reluctant to see Mr. Willoughby at this time.

Today the weather is fine, the sun is shining, there are few clouds in the sky, and the nearby scenery is very beautiful. He dismounted his horse on a shady grass, let the horse graze by himself, and sat down on a shady stone , He casually pulled a grass stalk from the ground and put it in his mouth, laying down with his hands behind his head as if leisurely.

He didn't know how long he lay there, maybe he fell asleep for a while, the sun was not so hot, and a voice from the other side of the stone woke him up.

"Colonel Brandon is the kind of person who is praised by everyone but no one likes him in his heart. Everyone is happy to see him, but no one can think of talking to him. Colonel Brandon is that kind of person." Willoughby Sir's voice came from behind the stone.

"That's just my opinion," cried Marianne.

"You two, don't go too far," Eleanor said. "You two are not fair. The Barton Manor family regards him very highly, and Mr. Andrew also regards him as a close friend. I believe that these two gentlemen, both They are upright and decent gentlemen, they have seen a lot of world, have been abroad, have read books, are good at thinking, and when answering my questions, they are always very clean and neat, showing good upbringing and temperament."

"That is to say," Marianne said aloud in an angry tone, "do you still have great admiration for them? You have forgotten how that Miss Hathaway Butler humiliated me that day!"

Eleanor froze for a while. She rationally believed that both of them were wrong that day, but she obviously wanted to stand on her sister's side, so she didn't comment on the lady's right or wrong.She said with some reservations: "I don't think that incident can lower my opinion of those two gentlemen, and they didn't do anything wrong to you, so why did you hate them!"

"One of them is her fiancé, and the other is her brother. This reason alone is enough to make me hate them! Now I have found a reason for that lady to marry him. Look at her bad temper, I I am sure that even if she has a dowry of tens of thousands of pounds, no young and talented gentleman will be willing to marry her, let alone whether she is a nobleman or not, we are still not sure."

At this time Willoughby hesitated for a moment, and said: "I think she is. I learned from a friend a few days ago that this Miss Butler is the daughter of a viscount with a dowry of fifty thousand pounds. Word of it has spread through the town of London."

Eleanor and Marianne exclaimed at the same time: "3000 pounds! My God!" It must be known that after Mrs. Dashwood's death, the three sisters could each get [-] pounds of property.

"Yes, but at the same time there are some rumors about her. It is said that she is unable to bear children because of her poor health. However, this matter cannot be confirmed, because some people later said that she has recovered from her illness and has no problem giving birth."

Marianne sneered, and said maliciously: "I think this must be true, otherwise why would she choose a 35-year-old gentleman? The large dowry must be her compensation!"

Eleanor was in shock and didn't make a sound. Although she didn't fully agree with Marianne's words, she didn't refute her either.

Andrew was furious when he heard it behind the stone. If he usually went out early, he would have taught those who dare to speak ill of Hathaway, but now his eavesdropping is really disgraceful, and secondly, the person who said so is another lady. , which made him unable to go out and do anything.

If Andrew still had a good impression of the Dashwood sisters at the beginning, it disappeared under Marianne's vicious guess.Before that, he was a little hesitant about Hathaway and Marianne's friendship, and he didn't want to cut off contact with them like this, but now he just wants to keep a respectful distance from these two sisters.

As for that Mr. Willoughby, he was sure that he was a master womanizer. He had noticed this as early as the first meeting between the two. He would have liked to compete with him, but now He was not interested in Miss Dashwood.

After the three of them returned to the house, Andrew got up from behind the stone. He patted the dust off his body, and smiled at his distress when he came. It took him a long time to find the horse that had run far away. Pretending to be nonchalant, he knocked on the door of Barton Cottage, told the Dashwood family about his visit to Whitwell in the next few days, and invited Mr. Willoughby. Of course, he emphasized that it was from John Sir John's invitation, if they refuse to agree, I'm afraid Sir John will pay a visit in person tomorrow.

Miss Dashwood was obliged to accept the invitation, promising to arrive punctually.

Andrew returned to Barton Manor to convey the news to Sir John. He was naturally very satisfied. In this way, he had seven guests. Today he only invited two Miss Carey. The weather went out to play, and now seven guests could satisfy him.

Hathaway was very dissatisfied with this. She thought that the Dashwood family would show up wisely and never show up again. She didn't want Marian to follow her, but she had no other choice but to accept it with her mouth curled up. .

On the morning of the third day, around ten o'clock, the sightseeing people gathered at Barton Manor to prepare for breakfast.Although it rained all night last night, the weather in the morning was fine. The clouds in the sky gradually dispersed, revealing the dazzling sunlight.Everyone was in high spirits, elated, and couldn't wait to go for a play, and made up their minds, even if there were great difficulties and obstacles, they would not hesitate.

Hathaway also learned from the colonel that there is a very beautiful lake in Whitwell, the emerald green water is like her eyes, he really wants to take her to see it, he can also take her to swim in the lake, fish, take her The interest is completely aroused.

While everyone was having a lively breakfast, the postman delivered letters, one of which was addressed to Colonel Brandon.He was still urging Hathaway to eat the sausages on his plate, but when he received the letter and saw the name and address written on it, his expression immediately changed. He glanced at Hathaway, stood up and walked out. room.

"What's the matter with Brandon?" asked Sir John.No one can answer.

Hathaway also frowned worriedly. She transferred the fried oily sausage to Andrew's plate. She wanted to get up and follow to have a look, but she was worried that everyone would not move.

"I hope he doesn't have bad news," said Mrs. Middleton. "There must be something important, or Colonel Brandon would not have left my table so suddenly."

After about 5 minutes, the colonel came back.He had a serious face with deep wrinkles between his brows, which was very similar to when Hathaway first met him.He still looked at Hathaway first, as if he wanted to say something to her, but was interrupted by Mrs. Jennings.

"I suppose there is no bad news, Colonel?"

The colonel turned his head, "Absolutely not, madam, thank you."

"Is it from Avignon? I hope it doesn't say that your sister's condition is getting worse. Or maybe your cousin is getting married?" Mrs. Jennings guessed wildly.

"No, no, no, ma'am, this is just an official letter from the city, asking me to go to the city immediately." Before everyone could ask questions, the colonel continued: "It is a great loss to me to leave you, and it is my great loss. I am even more disturbed that you will need my personal introductions to come to Whitwell."

This simply confused everyone, and Marianne immediately asked impatiently: "Mr. Brandon, if you write a note to the housekeeper, is it okay?" She completely forgot how she said a few days ago that she hated the housekeeper. mr.

Colonel Brandon shook his head, and everyone started talking immediately. Sir John hoped that the colonel would leave later, and Mrs. Jennings hoped to know what made the colonel make such a decision, but the one who had the most authority to ask questions The man sat there without saying a word.

Elinor heard Marianne beside her whisper to Willoughby: "Look at that lady over there, she is not in a hurry when her fiancé wants to leave for no reason. I'm sure she has no feelings for him at all. field transaction."

Willoughby nodded with a twinkle in his eyes.

It was not until the colonel repeatedly emphasized that he had to go to the city immediately, that everyone reluctantly accepted his decision.Colonel Brandon bade farewell as soon as the servants came to announce that his horse was ready.

"Oh! Colonel, before you leave, be sure to tell us what you are going to do." Mrs. Jennings still pressed.

The colonel said "good-bye" to her, and then refused Sir John's company, asking that his betrothed be able to see him off alone, before they left the room.

As soon as she was out of everyone's sight, Hathaway immediately grabbed the colonel's sleeve, her eyes widened and she asked in a low voice, "What happened?"

The colonel kept walking, he was really in a hurry, he held Hathaway's hand behind his back, turned his head slightly and whispered in her ear: "It's a letter from Elisa, she is not in a good condition now, I have to go to her immediately, I don't know much about the specific situation, and the letter didn't say much."

It was only then that Hathaway remembered that there really seemed to be such a period, the recent sweet days made her almost forget about Elizabeth.

The colonel stood in front of the horse and took the bag, "I'm leaving, don't worry, I will write to you as soon as possible. Take care of yourself, don't be picky eaters, I don't want to see you lose weight when I come back to pick you up." He bowed He pressed a kiss on Hathaway's forehead, got on the horse, stared at Hathaway deeply, and then resolutely turned the horse's head and galloped towards the road.

Hathaway knew that Elizabeth's current situation was indeed not good, but she could do nothing but watch the colonel drift away.

The author has something to say: This plot comes from the original work.

Basically, the plots involving Eleanor and Marianne are all related to the original work, and the author will basically respect the original work.

This week, I will try my best to update it every day. When there is no update, I will mark it in the copy and let you know.

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